Digitally Remastered on a custom built, Dual-DAW, nicknamed Bertha, by jashley@deadacated.com on 8-22-2001.
Lineage Prior to Bertha Remaster:
Bettyboard 7 inch master reel @ 7 ? ips > DAT(zero gen)>
CDR(zero gen) (via sony pcm r-700 dat playback >
hhb cdr-800) > CDR (first gen) > EAC > .Shn
Notes of Seth Kaplan for work done prior to Bertha Remaster:
Approximate 2 second splice in Bertha.
2 second gap/dropout @ 05:19 through 05:21 in Bertha was
eliminated and the first thirty seconds or so of Bertha were
normalised in Cool Edit due to low levels.
Reel flips in between Playing in the Band & Terrapin Station
& during One More Saturday Night have been patched by Jack Warner
from an AUD source with the following lineage:
Steve Rolfe's MAC>DAT>CD: Sony ECM-99As>Sony TC-152
(Extraction and.shn encoding by Seth Kaplan via EAC and MKW.
Accurate extraction and properly aligned sector boundaries
verified via EAC and .shntool)
Thank you to Seth Kaplan and Jack Warner for their fine work.
jay
Reviewer:
c-freedom
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May 28, 2016
Subject:
Just don't tell em that you know me...
I remember seeing the boys here in the 80's and it was an interesting scene with Deadheads descending on the
Hartford business district. Ever once in awhile getting a knowing smile from somebody in a suit and tie.
If comparing it to the rest of this fabled Month of shows it is like 4 out 5 but that is with the seriously stiff competition of May 1977 still i prefer this to that stop and go Boston 77 show with all the hammering.
Garcia does extend in some interesting places like Sugaree and Tenn Jed.
Reviewer:
Mind Wondrin
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November 15, 2015
Subject:
Last of tour
The final show of the most-regarded tour is a hot, consistently above-average show with the requisite Spring '77 highlights - even if not one of the tours Top Ten shows! Not as constantly heated as, say, 5/21, 5/22 or 5/8 but still above-average with Garcia approaching differently than those dates.
1st Set: B
2nd Set: B
Overall = 4 Stars
Highlights:
Bertha - strong opener suggests strong show
Sugaree - you may think it's peaked, but wait. A Top 10 of all time
Minglewood Blues - so many good ones on this tour, but this is still a top 5
Samson & Delilah - Donna's great, everybody's tight
Tennessee Jed - Jer is having an angular night and this version is loopy, close to jumping the rails until it scoops the corner
Estimated Prophet - Donna on an on-night; edge of seat again
One More Saturday Night - Jer still approaching from angles
SOURCES: Ashley/Bertha of Betty Board & To Terrapin. But also check the Chappell matrix for N-R-G.
Reviewer:
Folkhippy
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July 16, 2015
Subject:
Best sounding source
Of this beautiful Betty Board. It really shines, shines here. The other versions are a bit muffled.
Reviewer:
bumba
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May 11, 2009
Subject:
anything may 77 rocks
can anyone hook me up with a copy of the bonus disk from the fillmore box set? if so i will get you copies of any soundboard on this site!! really any
one.just e-mail me at
Reviewer:
Cliff Hucker
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March 1, 2009
Subject:
Latvala was right!
Dick was not impressed with this show, and it's nothing more than an average performance for May 1977. Other tnen what might be one of the all-time best versions of Sugaree, there is nothing distinguishing this show from any other from this period. Certainly there are numerous May '77 shows more worthy of official release. (92 pts)
Reviewer:
jimtauscher
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February 25, 2009
Subject:
In the groove
This is another one of them. I like the sounds that I've heard from "Bertha" very much. If you haven't already checked out this entire month, please do. This is a strong show, in my opinion. 4.5 Easy.
Reviewer:
shermski
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February 24, 2009
Subject:
Soon to be released on a 3 disc set
Excellent show but very typical of the 1977 spring pinnacle. IDK about worthy of release but this sbd is sure to come downs sooner than later.
Reviewer:
Evan S. Hunt
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February 8, 2009
Subject:
Plenty of Pyrotechnics,
Y'know,
Guitar style.
Jerry pickin' and grinnin' on his Travis Beam TB500 w/Unity Gain Buffer built by John Cutler.
Fine recording and remaster. Typically great Grateful Dead of 1977.
And Boots aside flingin' fire to the air.
Gung Hay Fat Choy!